Dispersal in plants: a population perspective

This advanced textbook is the first to explore the consequences of plant dispersal for population and community dynamics, spatial patterns, and evolution. It successfully integrates a rapidly expanding body of theoretical and empirical research. * The first comprehensive treatment of plant dispersal set withina population framework * Examines both the processes and consequence of dispersal * Spans the entire range of research, from natural history and collectionof empirical data to modeling and evolutionary theory * Provides a clear and simple explanation of mathematical concepts INDICE: Preface; 1. Introduction; DISPERSAL OF INDIVIDUAL PROPAGULES; 2. Contribution of the parent plant to dispersal; 3. Attributes of propagules thataid dispersal; 4. Post-release movement of propagules; PATTERNS OF DISPERSAL FROM ENTIRE PLANTS; 5. Patterns of dispersal from entire plants; DISPERSAL IN POPULATION DYNAMICS AND EVOLUTION; 6. Invasions and range expansion; 7. Propagule dispersal and the spatial dynamics of populations and communities; 8. The Evolution of Dispersal; 9. Concluding Remarks; References; Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-929912-6
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés